# List of New York State Historic Markers in Chautauqua County, New York

This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Chautauqua County, New York.

## Listings county-wide

| | Marker name | Location | City or Town | Marker text |
| 1 | First Oil Well | On Co. Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Forestville | Arkwright, New York | First Oil Well In Arkwright Was Erected On This Site About 1840 |
| 2 | First Cheese Factory | On Co. Rd. At Griswold | Arkwright, New York | First Cheese Factory In Chautauqua County Erected Here In 1861 By Asahel Burnham |
| 3 | First Cheese Factory | On Nys 60 At Kiantone-Carroll Town Line | Carroll, New York | Frew House First House Erected In Fewsburg. Built 1807 By Hugh And Mary R. Frew. |
| 4 | Home Of James And Mary W. Frew | On Nys 60 In Frewsburg | Carroll, New York | Home Of James And Mary W. Frew Built 1821. |
| 5 | Home Of James And Mary W. Frew | On Nys 60 In Frewsburg | Carroll, New York | Home Of James And Mary W. Frew Built 1821. |
| 6 | Home Of James And Mary W. Frew | On Nys 430 In Vlge. Of Mayville | Chautauqua, New York | Donald Mackenzie Born In Scotland 1783 Died In Mayville 1851 At One Time Partner Of John Jacob Astor In Pacific Fur Company |
| 7 | First Settler On Chautauqua Lake | On Nys 17J In Vlge. Of Mayville | Chautauqua, New York | First Settler On Chautauqua Lake Was Dr. Alexander Mcintyre Who Erected Here His Log Cabin And Stockade |
| 8 | Land Office | On Nys 17 In Vlge. Of Mayville | Chautauqua, New York | Here In 1810 William Peacock, Local Agent Of Holland Land Co. Built His Cabin And Office Of Logs. He Served 26 Years |
| 9 | Mackenzie Home | On Nys 17, Vlge. Of Mayville | Chautauqua, New York | Here In 1833 Donald Mackenzie, Famous In North West Fur Trade Built His Dwelling |
| 10 | Pioneer Home | On Co. Rd. 2 Mis. S. Chautauqua | Chautauqua, New York | Pioneer Home June, 1806 William And June, 1806 William And Family Settled In A Log House. Sons Notable In County History |
| 11 | Site Of Scott Tavern | On Nys 17J, Vlge. Of Mayville | Chautauqua, New York | Site Of Scott Tavern First Board Of Supervisors Met Here. Several Of The Early Courts Were Held Here |
| 12 | Site Of Scott Tavern | On Nys 17 At Levant | Ellicott, New York | Nathan Brown In 1850s Built Flat Boats Loaded With Jamestown Yankee Notions, Set Out For South. For Years Boats Took Lading Here. |
| 13 | Amos Sottle | On Town Rd. About 1 Mile South Of Irving | Hanover, New York | 1796 Amos Sottle 1000 Ft. N.W. Of This Point Amos Sottle, First Settler In Eastern Chautauqua County Erected His Log Cabin |
| 14 | La Grange | On Us 20 At Irving | Irving, New York | 1796 Irving Was First Called La Grange And Its First Settler Was Amos Sottle Who Built His Cabin 3/4 Miles South Of This Point |
| 15 | 1st Textile Mill | On East 1 St Street | Jamestown, New York | Here In 1816 First Woolen Mill Was Built By Daniel Hazeltine. Here Was Dyed And Finished Cloth Woven On Hand- Looms By Women In Early Homes. |
| 16 | First Sash Factory | On Windsor Street | Jamestown, New York | Built here 1826, in 1845 doors and blinds were also manufactured. From 1829 these wares were shipped south on flat boats many years. |
| 17 | First Train | On Main Street | Jamestown, New York | Arrived In Jamestown August 25, 1861 Over The Newly Laid Rails Of The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. |
| 18 | James Prendergast | On West 2nd Street | Jamestown, New York | Here In 1811 James Prendergast Built A Log House, Saw- Mill And Dam, Beginning Of Jamestown Industry Building Burned 1812 |
| 19 | Station Of Underground R.R. | On 7th Street | Jamestown, New York | Here Stood A Station Of Underground R.R In Which Catherine Harris Did Heroic Service For Fugitive Slaves |
| 20 | Reuben E. Fenton | On South Main Street | Jamestown, New York | Home Of Reuben E. Fenton The Soldiers' Friend Governor 1865-1869 U.S. Senator 1869-1875 |
| 21 | Log Cabin | On Fairmont Avenue | Jamestown, New York | Log Cabin 1810 Here John Blowers Built First Home In Jamestown And Mary Blowers, First White Child Was Born That Winter |
| 22 | Site Of Quaker School | On Foote Avenue | Jamestown, New York | So Named Because Mary E. Osborne, A Quakeress Conducted It. 1833-1843 |
| 23 | Site Of Jamestown Female Seminary | On North Main Street | Jamestown, New York | Site Of Jamestown Female Seminary 1849-1859, Clairissa D. Wheeler Founder And Head |
| 24 | Site of the Foote Home | On East 2nd Street | Jamestown, New York | Built In 1823 By Elial Todd Foote, Physician, Legislator, Jurist, Historian, Who Settled In Jamestown In 1815. |
| 25 | Site of Methodist Church | On 2nd Street | Jamestown, New York | First Edifice Of The Methodist Episcopal Church In Jamestown Was Erected In 1830. A Plain House 40 by 50 Feet. |
| 26 | Site of Pail Factory | On Windsor St. | Jamestown, New York | First Factory For Making Wooden Pails And Tubs Built In 1829, Large Industry For Years. First Flat Boat Stocks Built Here 1835. |
| 27 | White Franch And Indians | On Fairmont Avenue | Jamestown, New York | White Franch And Indians Passed Down The Chadakoin To The Allegany In 1749 Claiming The Territory, For France |
| 27 | First Settler | On Us 20 About 2 Mis. Ne Penna.-N.Y. State Line | Ripley, New York | Site Of 1804, First Settler In Chautauqua County |
| 28 | William Crossgrove | On Us 20 About 12 Mi. Ne Of Penna.-N.Y. State Line | Ripley, New York | Site Of Farm Of William Crossgrove, 1807 One Of Original Inhabitants Of Chautauqua County |